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Japanese insurance provider does not consider patients with significantly high viral load (over 12000k IU) as candidates for IFN treatment
 
 
Dear Dr. Chung,
 
 
 
First and foremost, I would like to thank you for extending your kind offer to keep us updated with HCV situations in the US. I am a market researcher of HCV market in the US, and found your website most informative, and very easy to understand scientific infron which could be intimidating.
 
My question is as follows:
 
Japanese insurance provider does not consider patients with significantly high viral load (over 12000k IU) as candidates for IFN treatment, and physicians do not prescribe IFN to patients, since patients with high viral load are known as non responders.
 
I was wondering if there is a similar standard to the application of insurance, as well as physicians' prescribing behaviours. Any feedback from you will be greatly appreciated.
 
Thank you in advance for your support.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Dr Chung Writes-  
 
 
We still treat patients irrespective of high viral load, as a certain portion can still clearly respond to antiviral therapy. there is no load that we view as incompatible with successful treatment.
 
 
  Dr. Chung      
 
 
 
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